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Disseminated intravascular coagulation with a fibrinolytic phenotype at an early phase of trauma predicts mortality.
Thrombosis research - 1 Nov 2009
Sawamura Atsushi, Hayakawa Mineji, Gando Satoshi, Kubota Nobuhiko, Sugano Masahiro, Wada Takeshi, Katabami Ken-ichi
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INTRODUCTION: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with an antifibrinolytic phenotype is characterized by microvascular thrombosis leading to poor outcome at the late-stage of trauma. To test the hypothesis that DIC with a fibrinolytic phenotype at an early stage of trauma also contributes to a poor outcome due to severe bleeding, we conducted a retrospective, cohort study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The...
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